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76226 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76226 covers Argyle, Texas, with a population of about 40,516 and a median household income of $170,530.

Population
40,516814 per square mile
Median age
39.71 points above the US average
Median household income
$170,5302.2× the Texas median
Poverty rate
1.5%10.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$581,467up 15.2% in five years
Median rent
$3,0882.3× the Texas median
Degree or higher
64.8%29.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
93.8%28.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
815

Where 76226 is

Argyle, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population40,516
Median age39.7
Family households87.8%
Born outside the US11.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.1%
White (non-Hispanic)75.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.5%
Hispanic or Latino10.2%
Veterans7.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$170,530
Income per person$71,355
Poverty rate1.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.0%
$10–15k0.5%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k0.7%
$25–30k0.3%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k3.5%
$75–100k8.9%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k18.0%
$200k or more39.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed19,790
Mean adjusted gross income$205,227
Returns declaring $200,000 or more29.4%
Returns, under $25k16.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k9.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k8.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k28.9%
Returns, $200k or more29.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$554,900
Median gross rent$3,088
Rent as a share of household income27.6%
Owner-occupied93.8%
Vacant homes1.7%
Median year built2011

What the homes are

Detached house96.9%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units0%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$581,467as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 52.1%
Typical asking rent$2,948as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$651,186$229,573

$229,573 in 2000 to $581,467 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,948$2,824

$2,824 in 2022 to $2,948 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.8%
High school diploma or higher98%
Works from home24.1%
Drives to work alone68.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity32.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.1% 6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.1% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.6% 8.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75% 1.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.3% 3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.1% 9.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.7% 9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.7% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.2% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments815
People employed5,787
Annual payroll$303,909,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 61.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss76 out of 100
Community resilience29.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave73.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought30.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning27Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake20.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$170,530$76,292$78,538
Income per person$71,355$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate1.5%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$554,900$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,088$1,339$1,348
Homeownership93.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.8%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home24.1%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US11.6%17.2%13.9%
Median age39.735.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationDENTON 2 SE, TX US11.5 km away
Rain in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January55.8°F / 34.1°F2.2 in rain
February59.6°F / 37.4°F2.83 in rain
March67.7°F / 44.8°F3.36 in rain
April75.6°F / 52.8°F3.67 in rain
May82.9°F / 62.7°F4.86 in rain
June91.1°F / 71.1°F3.58 in rain
July95.9°F / 74.9°F2.29 in rain
August95.8°F / 74.2°F2.44 in rain
September88.5°F / 66.8°F2.96 in rain
October78.1°F / 55.3°F4.64 in rain
November66.2°F / 44.1°F2.94 in rain
December57.4°F / 36.1°F2.67 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket19% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Argyle Independent School District61.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Denton Independent School District27.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Northwest Independent School District8.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Lewisville Independent School District2.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

76206 Denton, TX7.1 km away
75077 Lewisville, TX8.9 km away
76210 Denton, TX9.1 km away
75022 Flower Mound, TX9.6 km away
76205 Denton, TX9.8 km away
76262 Roanoke, TX10.7 km away
75028 Flower Mound, TX11 km away
75027 Flower Mound, TX12 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Denton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area49.78 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq mi
Population density814 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.1062, -97.1600

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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